Monthly Archives: December 2008
A Two-Fold Civil War (Part 2)
[Here is Part 2 of this two-fold post. For work cited, see Part 1.] The tribe’s seeming unanimity obscured but did not erase its internal conflicts. Like many southern tribes, the Cherokee had mixed feelings about slavery and secession. These … Continue reading
Filed under Historical Hullabaloo
Recommendations R Us
I’ve been meaning to recommend some good blogs and websites that cater to obscure information for a while, so I figured I’d do it now. Endangered Ugly Things is a great blog, the goal of which is “to promote awareness … Continue reading
Filed under Riotous Recommendations
A Two-Fold Civil War (Part 1)
[This next post (next two, actually) are a little more formal than I usually write, owing that it was written as a paper for my U. S. History class. Enjoy.] Just as the Civil War would rend the United States … Continue reading
Filed under Historical Hullabaloo
Go! Go! Gadget Gopher!
In the beginning there was chaos. Then came the ARPANET, (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) a government-funded computer network established in 1969 that would one day lead to the Internet. In the early days of the internet, many protocols vied … Continue reading
Filed under Tremendous Technology
Something to Warm the Heart
Considering the frigid temperature, I thought it was an appropriate time to write a little post about the numerous ways to measure temperature. Be forewarned, there are far more temperature measurement scales than you probably think. Here goes: In 1692 … Continue reading
Filed under Historical Hullabaloo, Scintillating Science
From the Department of Useless Words
Dear Readers: We at the Department realize of late we have been neglectful in our duties. In these times of economic hardship, it seems even on the Unusual Words Market there is a recession. Recently, however, we were able to … Continue reading
Filed under Loquacious Language, Volatile Vocabulary
Shakesperean Class War?
Check out this fun, little tidbit from American History: A Survey by Alan Brinkley: “The leading Shakespearean actors of the antebellum era became figures of enormous public interest, and at times could spur great popular passion. Evidence of that came … Continue reading
Filed under Cantankerous Culture, Historical Hullabaloo
Bonzo Dog Food For Thought
Recently, I was perusing a used bookshop when I came across an interesting, little book: Khaki Komedy. It was a slim, battered volume-the spine only existed in the most generous sense of the word. The cover featured a laughing soldier … Continue reading
Now That’s What I Call a Sticky Situation
I’ve always taken molasses for granted. The dark, syrupy sweetener is a byproduct of sugar production. We always had around the house growing up and I would occasionally add it to hot cereals like oatmeal and malt-o-meal. My mother uses … Continue reading
Filed under Fabulous Foodstuffs, Historical Hullabaloo
